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How the coverage framed it

Coverage of the Max Miller domestic abuse allegations was largely uniform across outlets, with a bias spread of just 0.5 points. Most headlines adopted a plain, attribution-based construction — AP's "says former son-in-law Max Miller should not serve in the House" and MSNBC's "denies domestic abuse allegations" are representative of the neutral, wire-style framing that dominated. The one modest departure came from the New York Times, whose headline led with the charged phrase "Accused of Abuse" and characterized Miller's position as "Not Stepping Aside," language that subtly foregrounds the accusation and implies defiance rather than simply reporting his stance. No outlet framed the story in a way that minimized the allegations or championed Miller; even the Daily Caller used straightforward descriptive language. The shared framing centered on procedural and interpersonal dynamics — who said what, and what happens next — rather than advocacy in either direction.